grace note - An extra note for embellishment, not necessary for the harmony or melody. absolute music, abstract music, pure music - Absolute music (abstract music, pure music) is music for its own sakeâconcerned only with structure, melody, harmony, and rhythm.
Atrophic Pancreas. Atrophic pancreas is the wasting away of the pancreas usually from chronic pancreatitis or CP. CP is further defined as an inflammatory disease that is advanced and described by permanent morphologic changes and gradual formation of excessive fibrous tissue replacement of the gland.
atrophic gastritis. a chronic inflammation of the stomach, associated with degeneration of the gastric mucosa. There are two types: a type associated with Helicobacter pylori and autoimmune, which is characterized by antiparietal and antiintrinsic factor antibodies.